Display rack



H. 8. BEST DISPLAY RACK April. 26,1927. 1,626,501

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DISPLAY- EACK.

estimation filed com; 18;, 1924. S'er-i'al- $0,744,313;

This invention relates to a noveli and improved display rack particularly a-depted for the display of rugs and the like.

In the display of rugs it is custom'ziry to suspend them on pivotedraeks which may be swung: in somewhat? the same manner as the leaves of a. book are turned, whereby they may be subjected to the seriitfiny of prospeetive customers Thevrug's are quite heavy and their Weight tends to cause a sa ging of anyfdisplayraoli on, Wliieh are supportecL-and' when it is considered that: a rack seldom contains less than fifteen rtigs zind ma'y support as many'as tour'lnindred, it isseen that a very substantial construetion of raeli must be p ovided to prevent sagging. Moreover, wh n a n'mnberof rugs are displayed it is mosthighly desirable ,1

their" edges.should be in perfect ali'g'i ent to give a tidy appearance. It may be readily appreeiated' that if on'e r ng be level and another is not, that in a series of'i 'u'g'stlie r'estilt Will be- Veiy displeasin'g tothe eye of the customer. I 3

The presentinvention has" for its" objfeets among: others to" provide a display; rack liar?- iiig' a' novel construction of inclined brace for, the rngsnpportingi arms and possessing all. of the desirablefeatnres above outlined, whereby different lengths ofarms' may be equally we'll supported v'v'itliont sagging of the rugs, the su p r-ting means being-ready ly adjusted; to compensate for any inequalities in" the floor qrotlier part of the buildmg, and in whiehthe rug supportlngarms shall have no tenclen'cyto b'uekleat the point where the adji stinent is made, and the" piy'ot for the brace prevented from jumping out of itsisocket. V a I Other objects a d advantages} of the in} Vent ion Will hereinafter a'p ;ear, and the novel features thereof will bespeeifieally definedbyt-he' appended lai s; 1 r V In the dtawing's .in Whielr T haV'eshoWn selected embodiments of'myinvention,

Fig. 1 is an elevation of one embodiinent. Fig. 2 i'sa plan view" thereof; I 5 Fig. I 3 is" a detail" el'evation of a" portion of my improved arm o'r'inonl'din'g H Fig. if is a section taken o'n the line Fig. .5 is an enlarged detail showing; t-lie means for adjusting the brace and 01: 106king' the-pivot at the lower'end' thereon Fig. 6.

Fignfi is anenlarged detail my improved arn n Fig. is-a section on line of Fig. 8" isan elevation ofthe. hinge bar. Y Fig. 9 is a; plan View of tlie lockingnieans for thepiyots at the lower end-0f the braces.

l5:ig. 1 0 isavdetail View: showing attachment of the top end of a brace to its correspending arm and taken on the line 10 1 0 of Fig.1.

Fig; 11 is a section on the line I[I 1l 0t Fig. 0;.

Fig. 2' is Fig.1 13.;is a iew. eorrespondingtdFig. 1'

K partial section taken on the line l'212' 0f Fig. 2; i

for attaeliingthe hi ge bar toa column, and

Fig; 15 is" a section take 11' on the line 15 1 5015 Fig-.14., Y

R'eferringnew: part 12, ino'lnsive, the numeral 1 clesignatesfa'ny suitable wall Qr other support which may be a ailable and-I secure thereto by ai iysuitable means a wall; plate 2' oh' vvhi'cli- I mount ahingeb'ar '3gfor'med of anfan'gle bang As icnlai ly to 1 to a best" hewn in 8,-,-it will bejseen that this ane'lebar isprovided in itsjverticalleg .3"

, fv'ith a plurality of holes to receive fastenmg' meztns'; some of these meanspreferably' pass only into the'Wall plate 2' while others pass 1n'tothe Wa-lli1. I prefer to make these holes alternately round, as ate, and elongated aszzit' 5 BZ t'h-is means'h'oles may be through the Wall,-regi steri11g;with the elongated"holes- 5 andtliehin bar 3 may then beseeured to the Wall plate suitable fastening means' passinigj through the elongated holes; Itotten' happens that these fasteninaccuracies in drilling? theihol es tqrec'ei've them and-- "prfov'id'in g' the} elongated holes 5 tlielhi'ng'e bar may be adjusted: vertically" on li les a pro came pit? ,7 ca? e the l ng Sam ieamesi tn Fige I have shown only seven suitable protectors mounted on the outer arms and adapted to contact with suitable stops 11.

Each arm is held in proper position by means of a brace'12 having a swivel at one end and an adjustable connection at its other end. Referring particularly to Figs.

10 and 11, it will be seen that the brace is of tubular form and in this embodimentis adjustably connected at" its lower end to a 7 pivot member 13 and is adapted to receive a hinge member 14 at its upper end, this member being reccssed'as at 15 to receive lugs 16 formed by punching or forcing part of the material of the tube inwardly. By this means the hinge member is swiveled to the brace and it is hinged to the arm 8 bythe parallel jaws 17 which straddle the arm, the

hinged connection being made by a bolt 18, or'the like.

' Referringnow particularly to Figs. 5 and 9, I provide a floor plate 19 secured to the floor adjacent the wall or other support 1 and carrying a bearing plate 20. The pivot member 13 is provided with a pivot 21 passing through a suitable aperture in the plate into a recess 19 in the floor plate 19 and is further provided with an upstanding ear 22 having on one face thereof a plurality of serrations 23 engaging with corresponding serrations on' the ear 24 formed upon a threaded bolt 25 received within the 'theaded end 26 of the bace 12. The ears 22 and 2 1 are held in adjusted position by means of a bolt 27, it being evidentthat adjustment is permitted by the loosening of said bolt and by the turning of one ear relative to the other. This adjustment is used to vary the angular position of the brace 12 as may be necessary to fit various conditions of use, Threaded on the bolt 25 is a nut 28 andwhen this nut is brought against the threaded end 26, as shown in Fig. 5, the parts are locked in position. 'VVhen, however, it is desired to vary the length of the brace it is only necessary to loosen the nut with this feature incorporated. inspection of Fig.5, it will be seen that the due to the telescopin'g of the brace 12 bolt 25. Telescoping connections have hitherto been used in the art and secured in adjusted position by means of a set screw which tends to work loose and permit collapse of the brace. Even if the nut28 in my invention becomes loose, longitudinal movement between the bolt and the brace is prevented by the engagement of the threads.

It'will be noted-from an inspection of Fig.

1 that the. pivot 21 which is placedin a pendicular-plane to the other, they will remain on said side as the position perpendicular to thesupportrepresents the high point in the movement of the arm. This feature is very important because if the hole 6 and recess 19 were in the same vertical axis the rug supported on the corresponding arm 8, would move with any appreciable. draft through the room and the result would be that the rugs wouldswing out in a fan shape, which presents a very poor ap-pearance and adds to the difficulty of a. salesman displaying the rugs. The horizontal 1 distance between the holes 6 and recesses l9 need not be very great, in most cases some three quarters of an inch being suflicient to achieve the desired purpose and yet the arms will swing freely enough so that a great many of them with their rugs may be swung I have found'that together by one saleman. it is not uncommon for as many as three hundred rugs to be thus operated by one salesman when employing my invention From an ear 22 of the pivot member is set forwardly f of the pivot 21 and inclined at an. angle to. said pivot. By this means, no matter what adjustment may take place betweenthe 25 will meet the pivot substantially at the top thereof, thus preventing any tendency there may be for the brace to buckle at the bolt 27, or to jack-knife, as it is sometimes called. I

As has been statedabove, an arm and brace. such as just described, are subjected to extremely rough usage during the placing and removal of rugs thereon and a pivot on the end of a brace jump out of the. hole in the floor plate with attendant disagreeable consequences, which are particularly embarrassing when a clerk is distherefrom, and it is not uncommon to have pla ing the rugs to a cust' oiiier; I therefore provide memis 'thprevent the p'iyofi'fiiorfi beingdisplaced and this niealis i se y'iriplified by it looking ba 29 sd1$ported inf suitable brackets on the floor plate 19: This locking 15m" 29" overhangs-a feeiftvardl-y extendi'rig lip" 31 011 the pivot member 13 bt'i't Without totiehiiigthe s ame'i The steps 11 are" iii'v-ariibly 15150961 to liiiiit the 'aiigul'zif movement of the arms 8' to appro'ziiiha-tely 90,- the hmififig positioiis"bein at s'tibstan: tizdly 45 to the Wall or other 'sfipport; whereas iii order to 'i-ehwve o'iie o'fthe" pivots it is IiebeSsaT'y t0 't'ti i 'riit fi litfl the brace and arm aresub'staiitiilly' parallet to' th'e Wifl'l'i It is therefore obvious that the locking bir will" eife'etiv'el-y prevent ren'ioyiil' of ea ly one of the 'jivot's'i The bar is held in plate by any suitable means-,- Sucii asbo'tte'r pirih'il'i I' I will noiv' describe the novehand i111"- prove'd" moulding from which out the a-1'11'1s 8: Referring part'ieul'arlyt-o Figsa-- 3 and it will be seenthetthisinotfldirig is ihitde of a single sheet of Hia'triail, such" as sheet inetu'l and comprises a ertiettl'steihjgid and zthea'dfi; together for11'1ihg zt T-b'e'zthi'. The stem 33fis=in the form of U ha'vihg' sub stantieh parallelwertical sides 3'5"fo1 ifie'd by beridin of-themeteeiehais atset- It wfll behot'echthztt ojne'of these sides' '35 iesubstan' tial ly shorter thail theether, and in Fig.4 this side is shown as bent at 37 at subst'en' tiarl-ly rig-ht ahgles t the remainder of the side'to form anpo'rtion 38 of the horizontally disposed headed; The other side "sh'own at the rightfof Fig- 4; i'sberit at right ztngles at 37'', bent upon-"itself at 39, depressed at 40 between the side's 35'; then (ferried the 'topo-f the portioh38 an'd'beht' up'on itself at 4:1 to fold under said portion 38': The flange for'med-by'the portion 38 of the Side 35 and t'h'e niateri'eil folded thereover is spot welded as at 42, at suitableintervals;-t'oi sure thet the structure wi1tnot twist1 The result is aT-beam'f which islight Weight but extremely rigidl. Theside's' 35 are held a proper dist-(thee apart hythe bottoiirofthe U at 36, and a'lsoflby the depressed-portion 40, end-proper strength toresist bendingmo ment is pro'videdby the depth of th'e'bea m'. The flanges formed by the heed of the T provide means'for supp ')'iting* rugs and for this purposethe flanges are aperttii ed' at suitable intervals? arid i'rl" these-apertures are driveir oihted pins 4e which the regs B may be hungQFig. 12'), thepins" bein held in phice hy frictional or 'oth'eh suitabli means. Not only does-the moulding thus mad-e have thedtihlitidabove refefi'd 'to, but it is ve'ry eheaply :i-fid easily? ihadebeca'useit beih'ade o'ii 2i dmwvheneh iii"- stead of in a press. Furthermolwe thisi dti strtictionfof iho'tfl'difig rfiakesiit possible, to

whim-my desired length of erfi-fihhy'be cue.

it heihg iiiiders'tood sired-'fpositioiii t11eiip'sets'49mid clamps are deemed" by means of threaded hemingehefrksecurelyiii plaee; Similarly tages'of being-11inch chea15er;-a;11d' presents a ceiIiriQ pILit 44* secured te the ceilin or the a plui-ahty o e-these e ie thei- Hin e bar! am in leis-we treat se; ctneeivetletmt these cldihps email-leg the rack and contents to furnish engagement with the column without use of the upsets. In this modification therelationof the hinge bolt 7 and pivot on the pivot member 13 is the same as in the embodiment first described. By forming the upset entirely on theexterior of the column46 the interior thereof-is left unimpeded by any projection which would intereiere with the relative adjustment of the parts 46 and 48.

-From the. above it will be apparent that I have devised a novel and; improved display rack which may be placed in position as accurately as possible in'the initial installation, and which is capable of adjustment from time to time to preserve the arms thereof in alignment, This. latter adjustment is usually made to keep the rollers 9 in position 1 upper end to the arm, a support, and a so that they will contact with each other when all arms are placed at right angles to the support. When they are so adjusted the appearance of the rack will be at its best. This adjustment is made possible by the swiveled brace having the adjustment means at the lower end thereof. 1 7

It will be further apparent that I have providedv a display'rack which will be extremely rigid and. maintain rugs displayed thereon in proper position. *Furthermore, the locking bar 29 will prevent disengagement of the pivot of the brace, thus insuring retention of each arm in position.

It will be further apparent that I have devised a novel and improved mouldingwhich may be cut into any desired lengths of arms and which is cheaply made but which is light in weight and possesses great strength. Furthermore, this constructionof'arm permits ready attachment of other-members to the ends thereof. I r I am aware that changes in the .form, construct-ion and arrangement of parts may be made without departing from the spirit and without sacrificing the advantages of the in-' vention' and I reserve the right to make all such changes as'fairly fall within the scope of the 'lollowing claims:

I claim: r

1. In a display rack, thecombination of an arm, an extensible brace swiveled at its swivel and pivot connection between the brace and the support, said pivot lying inv a member, afswiveledhinge connection for the lower end of said brace, a hinge member swiveled 1n one end of said brace and hinged to said arm, a bolt threaded in the other end of said brace, said swiveled hinged connecthe length thereof, a nutthreaded on "said bolt and engaging the end of said brace to secure the same in adjusted position and a swiveled hinged connection for the lower end of said bolt.

.4. A display rack comprising an arm, a rotatably extensible brace hinged and swiveled at its upper end to the arm, a'swivel for the lower endv of the brace to permit the brace to swing laterally, and a pivot connection between the brace and the swivel to per mit the brace to swing vertically.

5. A display rack comprising an arm, a rotatably extensible brace hinged and pivot ed at its upper end to the arm, a swivel for the lower end of the brace to permit it to swing laterally, apivot connection between the brace and the swivel to permit the brace to swing vertically, and means overhanging.

the pivot for rigid. V v

6. A display rack comprising an extensible brace,.an arm pivotally. mounted on said brace, a pivot member comprising an making said pivot connection ear secured to the lower end ofsaid brace and hinged thereto, said hinge being in line with the center ofsaid brace, and a pivot on said member, said pivot being joined to said member at a point substantially'in line with said hinge and the center ofsaid brace,

a hinge bar sup-port above said pivot memhinged in one of said holes, they said hinge, and the pivot on the lower end of said brace being-in different vertical planes. 7

7. A display rack comprising a. plurality of hinged arms; each arm providedwith a brace, a floor plate having a plurality of aligned recesses, each brace having a pivot received within one-of said recesses, each pivot provided w1th an extension, a bracket mounted on said plate adjacent each end her having holes therein, the said arm being recess and a removable bar mounted in said brackets and overlying said extensions.

8. A display rack comprising a horizontally supported arm, .a support below the arm, and a longitudinally extensible brace havinga swiveland pivot connection at its J upper end with. the arm, and a swivel and pivot connection at its lower end with the.

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9. A display-rack comprising a horizontally supportedarm, a suport below the arm, a; brace having a swivel and pivot connection at its upper end with the arm, and a swivel and pivot connection at its lower end with the support, and means between said pivots for adjusting the length of the brace.

10. A display rack comprising a horizontally supported arm, a support below the arm, and a vbrace engaged with said support to maintain the arm in display position, said brace comprising two members having screw I threaded engagement, one of said members having a swivel connection with the arm and the other member having a swivel connection with the support, said brace being capable of adjustment lengthwise by rotation of one of its members relative to the other member.

11. In a display rack, the combination with a support, of an article-supporting arm hinged thereto, an extensible brace, the said arm being pivotally" connected with one end of said brace, a pivoted member having a pivot thereon mounted on the other end of said brace,a member having a recess receiving said pivot, the said pivotal member having an extension, and means overlying said extension for preventing the pivotal mem her being removed from said recess when the brace is in operative position and for permitting the said member to be removed from said recess when said arm is swung to an inoperative position.

12. A display rack comprising a vertical support, a horizontal bar carried by said support, a plate mounted on said support below said bar, an arm hinged to said bar,

an extensible brace pivoted at its upper end to said arm and atits lower end to said plate, the. said hinge and each of said pivots being unequally spaced from said support.

HARRY SUMNER BEST. 

